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(No ModeL) E. P. WILLIAMS, Jr.

COMBINED MATCH- BOX (AND CIGAR CUTTER. No. 327,369. Patented Sept. '29,11 885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC EDXVARD P. VILLIAMS, JR., OF BROOKLYN, NEVYORK.

COMBINED MATCH-BOX AND CIGAR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,369, datedSeptember 29, 1885.

' Application filed July 1, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. WILLIAMs, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedMatch- Boxes and Cigar-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to an improved combined match-box andcigar-cutter; and it consists in a box of novel construction containing,in addition to the usual bottom having a roughened surface, a falsebottom, forming a space in the lower end of the box, in which isarranged a blade or cutter of novel construc tion, adapted to cut theend of a cigar protruding through an aperture provided in the roughenedbottom, a supplemental aperture being also provided in the side of thebox to permit the escape of the cigar-clippings.

The distinctive characteristics of the invention will be understood fromthe detailed description hereinafter presented, reference be ing had tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of abox embodying the elements of the invention. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical section of same; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the linea: as of Fig. 1, the cutter being shown open in full lines and closed bydotted lines.

In the drawings, A denotes the box, supplied upon its upper end with ahinged lid, B, which is given the usual spring action by the bar-springO, of well-known form.

The bottom, D, of the box has a roughened outer surface, and is providedat one end with the aperture E, through which the tip of the cigar isinserted when it is desired to cut the same, as hereinafter described.

At a suitable point within the box above the bottom, D, is provided thesupplemental or false bottom F, which is a plain piece of sheet metal orother suitable material, and between which and the bottom D is a space,lettered G, which admits of the insertion of the tip of the cigarthrough the aperture E, and contains the blade or cutter H, having aknifeedge, a, on the inner side of its front end, and being secured atits shank end on a pivot, I, so as to permit of its having a swinginghorizontal movement from and into the space G.

The lower edge of the box at one side of the space G is removed, forminga recess, J, in which the cutter rests when not in use, and which admitsof the pivotal movement of the cutter on the inner face of the bottom D.The forward extremity of the cutter H will preferably be turned overagainst the body of the box, as at b, and knurled so as to form aconvenient thumb-piece for moving the same, and upon one side of thecutter is provided a vertical lip, (1, corresponding in form and dimensions with the aperture 6 cut in the lower portion of the box andopening into the space G, the purpose of the aperture being to permitthe escape of the cigar-clippings, and that of the lip d being to coverthe aperture e when the cutter is moved into the space G. The lip d alsoconstitutes a convenient bearing for the thumb, and may be used as such,if desired, during the act of cutting a cigar.-

The box above the false or supplemental bottom F will be used to holdmatches, in the customary manner, which will in no way be interferedwith by the operation of cutting cigars.

When it is desired to out the end of a cigar, the knife H will be drawnoutward to the position illustrated in Fig. 3, and after the end of thecigar has been inserted through the aperture E the knife H will bereturned to its former position, whereby the knife will be driven pastthe aperture E, cutting off the end of the cigar.

It should be noted that when the knife H is within the space G the lip(I will cover the aperture 0, and the front portion of the cutter willclose the aperture E, and hence therewill be no escape of the cigar-tipsinto the pocket. Upon cutting ofr" the end of the second cigar the tippreviously removed may be allowed to fall through the aperture 0 or E,or the knife may be drawn back specially to permit the escape of theremoved tip at any time. lhe aperture E, being at one end of the bottomD, will not materially interfere with the operation of lighting a matchon the roughened exterior surface of said bottom in the customarymanner.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combined match-box and cigar-cutter consisting of a box having thesupplemental ICO bottom F, an aperture, 6, and an aperture, E, securedcutter H, having a lip, d, and a cutin the bottom D, combined with acutter, H, ting-edge on one side of its front end, substanadapted tohave a horizontal movement betially as and for the purposes described.tween said bottoms, and provided with a lip, Signed at New York, in thecounty of New 5 d, to close the aperture 6, substantially as set Yorkand State of New York, this 30th day I 5 forth. a of June, A. D. 1885.

2. A combined match-box and cigar-cutter EDWVARD P. XVILLIAMS, J R.

consisting of a box having the supplemental Witnesses: bottom F, anaperture, 0, an aperture, E, and CHAS. C. GILL, 10 recess J, incombination with the pivotally- VVALTER P. ANDERSON.

